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CA Gen New & Updated Knowledge Base Articles for May 2019

By Lynn Williams
Hello and welcome to the new CA Gen EDGE Community site ! Here is the May list of New & Updated CA Gen Knowledge Base Articles (May 1 – June 3). NOTES: After the recent support site migration to a new platform the KB articles now have a new ...
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CA Gen Development Blog no.7 -  "Under Review" Idea Status

By Rob_T
All, As discussed previously, we have spent quit a bit of time working through those ideas marked "under-review". This has taken quite a bit longer than we had initially planned, but we have arrived at a disposition for all but two of the ideas (which ...
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Happy Holidays from the CA Gen Team

By Su Brude
As 2018 draws to an end, the CA Gen team wants to wish all of our loyal users a Happy Holiday Season and New Year. 2018 has provided a lot of change for the CA Gen team, most notably is the acquisition of CA Technologies in November. Broadcom’s CEO, ...
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Microsoft Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 now supported for CA Gen 8.6

By Rob_T
MS Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 are now supported for use with CA Gen 8.6. MS Build Tools allow the creation of Windows applications without the use of the full MS Studio installation. The Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 can be used to build CA Gen ...
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Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 now supported for CA Gen 8.6

By Rob_T
MS Visual Studio 2017 is now supported with Gen 8.6. The technical requirements have been updated. The following PTFs are needed for MS VS 2017 support: BTN86113, CCN86104, RTA86107, RTN86117, and TSN86116 We are also working on official support ...
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IMS 15 is now supported for CA Gen 8.5, 8.6

By Rob_T
IMS 15 has been certified for use with CA Gen 8.5 and 8.6. The technical requirements have been updated, and PTFs to supply the IMS Connect exits (to support CA Gen IMS Direct Connect) for both CA Gen releases are now available. Please refer to the z/OS ...
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XL C/C++ 13.1 for AIX now supported for CA Gen 8.5, 8.6

By Rob_T
XL C/C++ 13.1.x for AIX is now officially supported and has been added to the CA Gen Technical Requirements. Best Regards, Rob Thompson Product Owner, CA Gen
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RedHat Linux 7.5 now supported with CA Gen 8.6

By Rob_T
We are pleased to announce that RedHat Linux 7.5 has been certified for use with CA Gen 8.6. The technical requirements for CA Gen 8.6 have been updated to reflect this addition. Best Regards, Rob Thompson Product Owner, CA Gen
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CA Gen 8.6 - support for DSNULI when linking CICS and Batch Apps

By Rob_T
Gen 8.6 has been updated to support the use of the universal DB2 attachment stub (DSNULI) when linking CICS and batch applications. This allows sharing of some modules that may have required separate copies due to environment specific DB2 stubs. The ...
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CA Gen Development Blog no.6 Community Ideas "Under Review"

By Rob_T
We have begun an internal process to resolve the status of the many "Under Review" ideas within the community. Many of these have languished for an excessive time, and it is my goal to provide answers regarding their eventual state. Over the next ...
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MS SQL Server 2016 now certified with CA Gen 8.5

By Rob_T
We have certified SQL Server 2016 for use with CA Gen 8.5. There is no specific PTF required to enable this support. Note, however, that certification testing is done using the then current maintenance level of the Gen release in question. SQL Server ...
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Additional Web Browser Support for CA Gen 8.6

By Rob_T
Browser support has been upgraded to include the Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome browsers when using Webview and ASP .Net generated applications. Support for these browsers will require the following PTFs: Edge and Chrome support for ASP.NET ...
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Microsoft Windows .Net 4.x runtime support for CA Gen 8.6

By Rob_T
Support for Gen CA 8.6 with .Net 4.x is now available. Enabling this support will require the following PTFs: RTA86103, BTN86109 and TSN86110 The technical requirements and associated documentation have been updated to reflect support for .Net ...
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Microfocus InfoConnect support for Gen 8.6

By Rob_T
Microfocus Infoconnect 16.1 has been certified for us with Gen z/OS 3270 applications. This support has been available for some time, but we had not announced it here on the community site. Regards, Rob Thompson Product Owner, CAGen
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WildFly 10 support for CA Gen 8.6

By Rob_T
We have certified WildFly10.1 for use with CA Gen 8.6. Technical requirements for Gen 8.6 have been updated. PTFs will be necessary to enable this support. Summary information is listed below for your convenience. Certification efforts were initially ...
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Tuxedo 12 Certified for CA Gen 8.5

By Rob_T
Tuxedo 12.2 has been certified for use with CA Gen V8.5, CA Gen V8.6 already supports Tuxedo 12. The technical requirements have been updated to reflect the certification. Regards, Rob Thompson Product Owner, CA Gen
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So what's your Gen story?

By Legacy User
It was shortly before Easter in 1998 that my wife and I packed up all our stuff, put it in her Mothers garage to be picked up by the movers. We had been married for 4 years, three of which I spent in school... and now we were off for a grand adventure. ...
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CA Gen Development Blog no.5 - IRs and Continuous Delivery

By Rob_T
All, First of all, I would like to apologize for my absence from the community for the last 2 months. My plans for activity were overtaken by events, and I have spent much of my time dealing with a family medical issue. Between that, and just the ...
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CA Gen Development Blog no.4 - Product Feedback Survey - The results are in

By Rob_T
First, I would like to thank everyone who responded to our survey. The feedback provided is very valuable in determining where we need to go with CA Gen, and the areas that are of most concern to our customers. I'm happy to say that CA Gen is still ...
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